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D.C.'s 'Corrupt Bastards Club'
Breitbart ^ | 10/20/13 | Sarah Palin

Posted on 10/20/2013 8:06:58 AM PDT by Nachum

In Alaska we had a group of politicos who chuckled as they dubbed themselves the “CBC,” which stands for “Corrupt Bastards Club.” But it was no laughing matter. I, and many others, took them on. We won. When I served as chairman of our state’s Oil and Gas Commission, I reported on the cronyism of the chair of my own Party, who had been appointed by our governor to that same energy regulating commission. (Click here to see a reporter’s reaction to a short Newt Gingrich interview on the matter.) The whistle blowing resulted in him receiving the largest ethics fine in the state’s history. But that was just the tip of the oily iceberg. The FBI investigated Alaskan lawmakers for taking bribes from the oil industry in exchange for votes favorable to that industry, and politicos ended up in jail.* The lawmakers actually called themselves the Corrupt Bastards Club and even emblazoned the CBC initials on baseball caps they gifted each other – that’s how untouchable they believed they were. But average, concerned citizens said, “enough is enough,” and shook things up. Though some of the CBC members ended up in horizontal pinstripes, much of the compromised party apparatus stayed in power.

I’ll never forget standing at the podium during our state GOP convention and asking delegates to stand up with me and oust the status quo because the political environment had to change for Alaska to progress toward her manifest destiny as a more productive—and ethical—state to help secure our union. Only about half stood up. The rest looked around gauging the political winds and sat on their thumbs. Our federal delegation was incensed at me. Their influence resulted in much of the party machine staying put, but I’ll never be sorry I fought it.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bastards; cbc; club; collaborators; corrupt; corruptbastardsclub; gopestablishment; palin; politicians; rinos; sarahpalin
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Today, doesn't it seem like we have a Corrupt Bastards Club in D.C.? On steroids
1 posted on 10/20/2013 8:06:58 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Senate

Matt Bevin to oust Mitch McConnell in KY

Joe Carr to oust Lamar Alexander in TN

Lee Bright to oust Lindsey Graham in SC

Chris McDaniel to oust Thad Cochran in MS

Dr. Milton Wolf to oust Pat Roberts in KS

House

J D Winteregg to oust John Boehner in OH-8
Also, press your Representative to NOT support Boehner for Speaker.

Katrina Pierson to oust Pete (NOT Jeff) Sessions in TX-32

Bryan Smith to oust Mike Simpson in ID-2



PLEASE, contact Louie Gohmert and tell him we want to add his name as opposing Cornyn

2 posted on 10/20/2013 8:10:09 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Is John's moustache long enough YET?)
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To: Nachum
Though some of the CBC members ended up in horizontal pinstripes, much of the compromised party apparatus stayed in power.


3 posted on 10/20/2013 8:12:50 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: Nachum

Sorry the CBC acronym is already taken in Washington by the Congressional Black Caucus. Of course, they are a Crooked Bastards Club too.


4 posted on 10/20/2013 8:15:29 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Nachum
Palin really is incredible. Her only real shortcoming was that when she was nominated in 2008, her guard was not up quite enough.

She expected at least a minimal level of decency from her many opponents. She didn't even get that minimal level.

Ah...what might have been.

5 posted on 10/20/2013 8:16:18 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Paine in the Neck
I feel like the defendant in the MY COUSIN VINNY movie. After his court (government) appointed lawyer makes his opening statement. Only one difference;
I WANT HER!
6 posted on 10/20/2013 8:19:49 AM PDT by Tupelo (There are no Democrats or Republicans in Washington, just millionaires protecting their turf.)
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To: Leaning Right
Palin really is incredible. Her only real shortcoming was that when she was nominated in 2008, her guard was not up quite enough.

I don't think their are many that could hold up against the kind of non-stop personal attacks from the left-wing/progressive/communist attack machine.

7 posted on 10/20/2013 8:22:10 AM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: Leaning Right
She expected at least a minimal level of decency from her many opponents. She didn't even get that minimal level.

Especially from those who were supposed to be "on our side".

8 posted on 10/20/2013 8:28:19 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (Conservatives see "Atlas Shrugged" as a cautionary tale. For progressives, it's a user manual.)
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To: KC_Lion; Bratch; Bigtigermike

Head’s up!


9 posted on 10/20/2013 8:28:32 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Nachum

I don’t think there is ANYONE who could hold up to that insane level of personal attack, especially when even your own purported “side” joins in to stab you in the back.

Damn, how many GOP leaders spoke up for her when her church was torched, when Dem operatives conspired to drive her into financial bankrupcy with bogus lawsuits, when her family and children were targeted and slimed by tabloids, when Letterman made ‘rape’ jokes about her underage daughter, when the entirity of the media was accusing her of moral complicity in the mass-murder in Tucson?


10 posted on 10/20/2013 8:33:27 AM PDT by greene66
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To: Nachum; onyx; Abbeville Conservative; abigailsmybaby; afnamvet; alley cat; antceecee; ...
Ping to Sarah's Awesome List!

The GOP is the Enemy, it is not immune from the Progressive Disease.

I say let the Corporatists have their Damn Party!


11 posted on 10/20/2013 8:37:17 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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To: Paine in the Neck

Will not vote for Bevin. He is not a Kentuckian, and he is not one of us.


12 posted on 10/20/2013 8:41:54 AM PDT by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.....)
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13 posted on 10/20/2013 8:45:38 AM PDT by RedMDer (http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
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To: KC_Lion
I can vote for Sarah again, just no mc LAME with her please. I did not see a supported/recommended candidate for Colorado on the lists.
14 posted on 10/20/2013 8:47:39 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Nachum

“I don’t think their are many that could hold up against the kind of non-stop personal attacks from the left-wing/progressive/communist attack machine.”

Not to mention what she was getting from her own
spineless party.


15 posted on 10/20/2013 8:50:18 AM PDT by Slambat
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To: KYGrandma
Will not vote for Bevin. He is not a Kentuckian, and he is not one of us.

Well, that's up to you but it seems awful shortsighted and somewhat tribal. The Massachusetts patriots din't reject Washington because he 'wasn't one of us'. Washington didn't reject Lafayette because he 'wasn't one of us'. Texans didn't reject Crockett because he 'wasn't one of us'. Personally, my allegiance is to ideas, not places.

16 posted on 10/20/2013 8:51:07 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Is John's moustache long enough YET?)
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To: KYGrandma

But McConnell is. Right?

How many votes do you think that $3B bribe and pork will buy locally?


17 posted on 10/20/2013 8:54:21 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: KC_Lion

God, I love that image.


18 posted on 10/20/2013 8:55:35 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: mountainlion

Palin speaks the truth. I remember when she was in charge, we had good responsible govt. Since she left, it’s all went back to normal CBC; sad for Alaska.


19 posted on 10/20/2013 8:58:56 AM PDT by Eska
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To: Nachum; KC_Lion; LibLieSlayer; CatherineofAragon; Art in Idaho; Calif4Palin; tommix2; ...



God bless and hold dear Andrew Breitbart, and God bless Sarah Palin.

20 posted on 10/20/2013 9:16:40 AM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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